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Neyt, Francois. Songye: The Impressive Statuary of Central Africa.(Brief article)(Book review)
* Neyt, Francois. Songye: The Impressive Statuary of Central Africa. Prestel. 2009. 400p. tr. from French by Mike Goulding & others. illus. maps. bibliog. ISBN 978-3-7913-4361-7. $125. FINE ARTS
To get the best out of this giant, beautiful book on the anthropomorphic sculpture of the Songye culture of the Democratic Republic of Congo, sift through the hundreds of crisp photographs of the wooden sculptures and their astonishing embellishments in metal, fabric, and animal materials until you have accumulated too many unanswered questions; then, go straight to page 341 for the clearest and most succinct explanation of the sculptures and the people who created …
